MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)

Amendments offered by, to

National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6498 [12SE]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6498 [12SE]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6498 [12SE]

Appointments

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select), H1088 [21FE]

Conferee: H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, H10748 [21NO]

Articles and editorials

Small Is Beautiful, Economist (publication), E3109 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Civil Rights Act: administrative review of employment discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 3613, H8188 [22OC])

Classrooms for the Future Program: establish (see H.R. 3800, H10365 [18NO])

Cooke, Abby: relief (see H.R. 635, H684 [23JA])

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (see H.R. 3259, H6383 [2AU])

Job Training Partnership Act: improve delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and to youth (see H.R. 740, H824 [30JA])

Mass transit: grants to private nonprofit corporations and associations for elderly and handicapped transportation expenses (see H.R. 2804, H5210 [26JN])

National Conference on Aging: authorize (see H.R. 2967, H5743 [23JY])

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2967, H5743 [23JY])

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2967, H5743 [23JY])

Unemployment: remove certain limitations on members of the Reserves performing services during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1195, H1324 [28FE])

Urban areas: community development program assistance (see H.R. 2793, H5210 [26JN])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: availability of services under federally funded programs (see H.R. 766, H1475 [7MR])

———make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875, H2470 [23AP])

Aeronautics: child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 2063, H2903 [8MY])

———improve access to overwing emergency exits of aircraft (see H.R. 1568, H3739 [30MY])

———rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1759 [13MR])

———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2016 [21MR])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2902 [8MY])

African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H2812 [7MY])

———prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H1326 [28FE])

Agriculture: prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H6457 [11SE])

———protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H2086 [22MR])

Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])

Air pollution: greenhouse effect of gas emissions (see H.R. 2663, H8102 [17OC])

Aliens: parole into U.S. in order to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative (see H.R. 3345, H7863 [15OC])

American Discovery Trail: study to designate as a national trail (see H.R. 3011, H10723 [20NO])

American Hispanic Literature Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 244, H2768 [2MY])

Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 254, H3495 [22MY]; H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])

Armed Forces: cancellation of student loans and restore certain educational benefits to members serving in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 821, H1475 [7MR])

———detail members as instructors at State and local military-style boot camp correctional facilities (see H.R. 3395, H9493 [6NO])

———development of defense manufacturing and critical technologies (see H.R. 3427, H8662 [29OC])

———duty assignments for married couples and single parents (see H.R. 1081, H1281 [27FE])

———enhance protections of active duty members (see H.R. 102, H1416 [5MR])

———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4612 [18JN])

———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1025 [19FE]; H.R. 1024, H2180 [11AP])

———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1138 [21FE])

———payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H1281 [27FE])

———penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by members called to active duty during Operation Desert Shield (see H.R. 1016, H1326 [28FE])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H1281 [27FE])

Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H5744 [23JY])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 173, H2376 [17AP])

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])

Baltic States: economic assistance (see H.R. 3296, H6720 [23SE])

———most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H.R. 3314, H6538 [12SE])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see H.R. 1603, H3805 [3JN])

Basketball Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 372, H11115 [23NO])

Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H9145 [4NO])

Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2770 [2MY])

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H825 [30JA])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353, H8101 [17OC])

Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H9579 [7NO])

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237, H5212 [26JN])

Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H6539 [12SE])

Buy American Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 299, H7649 [8OC])

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])

Census: decennial (see H.R. 3280, H6540 [12SE])

———ensure accuracy of population counts (see H.R. 90, H56 [3JA])

Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 324, H6879 [25SE])

Central America: strengthen democracy (see H. Con. Res. 123, H4099 [6JN])

Cheney, Sec. of Defense: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672, H6457 [11SE])

Children: entitlement program relative to the immunization of infants against certain diseases (see H.R. 1288, H2180 [11AP])

Children and youth: expand social services available in the health, welfare, and juvenile justice systems (see H.R. 3063, H11891 [26NO])

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H2767 [2MY])

Civil Rights Act: application of certain provisions to the employment of U.S. citizens by certain employers in foreign countries (see H.R. 1694, H3150 [15MY])

———exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10723 [20NO])

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR]; H.R. 3975, H11886 [26NO])

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from the Federal budget (see H.R. 1479, H3371 [21MY])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245, H6317 [1AU])

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363, H3625 [23MY])

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H62 [3JA])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see H. Con. Res. 192, H11893 [26NO])

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H1341 [4MR])

Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2108 [9AP])

Conservation of energy: measures at Federal agencies (see H.R. 2452, H5745 [23JY])

Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H5745 [23JY])

Constitution: bicentennial of Bill of Rights (see H.J. Res. 375, H10932 [22NO])

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 223, H2565 [25AP])

Contracts: arbitration of disputes (see H.R. 3122, H6602 [16SE])

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H5595 [17JY])

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 1253, H3495 [22MY])

———public disclosure of settlements of civil actions involving the U.S. (see H.R. 3803, H10545 [19NO])

CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2177 [11AP])

Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H4098 [6JN])

———penalties for drive-by shootings (see H.R. 2902, H6799 [24SE])

———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H6798 [24SE])

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H5651 [18JY])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H6387 [2AU])

Defense industries: economic adjustment for workers affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 441, H3036 [14MY])

Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: availability for community-based crime control and drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2774, H6675 [17SE])

Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3495 [22MY])

Disability: disregard overtime pay under certain contracts in determining eligibility of certain workers for health care benefits (see H.R. 1009, H1078 [20FE])

Disabled: authorize transportation grants for employment purposes (see H.R. 2749, H8120 [21OC])

———uniform system for handicapped parking (see H.R. 2542, H5211 [26JN])

Drug abuse: Federal and State treatment programs for criminal offenders (see H.R. 730, H1025 [19FE])

———treatment plan block grants (see H.R. 680, H1579 [11MR])

Drugs: expand narcotic abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 3256, H7381 [3OC])

———Federal assistance to emergency areas (see H.R. 1722, H2812 [7MY])

Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6879 [25SE])

Dyslexia Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 73, H855 [4FE])

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1671 [12MR])

Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions policy (see H. Res. 130, H5212 [26JN])

———conservation of biological diversity (see H.R. 585, H1456 [6MR])

Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H990 [6FE])

———college participation rates of minority groups (see H.R. 3098, H6137 [30JY])

———enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (see H.R. 751, H824 [30JA])

———establish a program of grants to local educational agencies for afterschool learning activities (see H.R. 260, H1456 [6MR])

———establish a Teacher Opportunity Corps (see H.R. 2938, H6457 [11SE])

———establish summer science academies for certain talented students (see H.R. 775, H5211 [26JN])

———financial assistance to rural agencies (see H.R. 2819, H5596 [17JY])

———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])

———forgiveness of student loans to providers of disabled child care services (see H.R. 2952, H5650 [18JY])

———grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812, H2565 [25AP])

———grants for medical graduate study to benefit economically disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2970, H9581 [7NO])

———guarantee college opportunity for students from certain high schools (see H.R. 763, H1417 [5MR])

———improve (see H.R. 3548, H7800 [10OC])

———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H1279 [27FE])

———postsecondary educational opportunities for women and minorities (see H.R. 2142, H8335 [23OC])

———provide opportunities for low-income students (see H.R. 2350, H5818 [24JY])

———restructure State systems (see H.R. 3320, H9581 [7NO])

———student exchange programs (see H.R. 2504, H5515 [16JY])

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 104, H1282 [27FE])

EEOC: modify authority relative to discrimination claims by Federal employees (see H.R. 1342, H1472 [7MR])

El Salvador: transfer of certain military assistance to the Demobilization and Transition Fund (see H.R. 3669, H10843 [21NO])

———withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2180 [11AP])

Elections: participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 1112, H2109 [9AP])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H1081 [20FE])

Employment: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218, H1475 [7MR])

———family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H854 [4FE])

ERISA: multiple employer welfare arrangements providing health plan benefits (see H.R. 2773, H6194 [31JY])

Families and domestic relations: State efforts to prevent family violence and provide immediate shelter and related assistance to battered women and their children (see H.R. 2334, H4099 [6JN])

Family and domestic relations: admissible testimony in domestic violence court cases (see H.R. 1252, H3495 [22MY]; H. Con. Res. 89, H3495 [22MY]

FCC: establish an ethnic and minority affairs section (see H.R. 2715, H10269 [14NO])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66, H3805 [3JN])

Federal Council on Women: establish (see H.R. 2567, H4097 [6JN])

Federal employees: age requirements for Federal law enforcement officers and fire fighters (see H.R. 961, H3710 [29MY])

———allow time off from duty to serve as bone marrow donors (see H.R. 658, H1025 [19FE])

———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5596 [17JY])

———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 793, H6539 [12SE])

———health benefits (see H.R. 1774, H2902 [8MY])

———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1417 [5MR])

———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H6456 [11SE])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 97, H1026 [19FE])

Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H1774 [14MR])

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Fire prevention: smoke detection devices in dwellings financed by Dept. of HUD programs (see H.R. 2099, H5745 [23JY])

Firearms: mandatory minimum sentences unlawful possession by convicted felons and illegal drug users (see H.R. 1719, H2769 [2MY])

Fishing: international moratorium on large-scale driftnets (see H. Con. Res. 113, H2903 [8MY])

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 84, H1081 [20FE])

———display by U.S. citizens in support of Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 44, H892 [5FE])

Foreign countries: restrict exports of nuclear items to nonnuclear weapon states (see H.R. 2755, H6540 [12SE])

Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])

Foreign Service: minority professional development programs (see H.R. 3362, H7381 [3OC])

Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H2537 [24AP])

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2263 [16AP])

———require reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny fair treatment to U.S. investments (see H.R. 1396, H1669 [12MR])

Fox Broadcasting Co.: advertising promoting the use of condoms to help prevent the spread of AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 251, H11890 [26NO])

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3806 [3JN])

Freedom of Information Act: improve public access to Government information (see H.R. 1423, H3371 [21MY])

Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H6387 [2AU])

Freedoms Foundation: Bill of Responsibilities (see H. Con. Res. 104, H11893 [26NO])

Fuels: use of alcohol-enhanced gasoline in federally owned or leased vehicles (see H.R. 3231, H7815 [11OC])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 201, H2110 [9AP])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H7380 [3OC])

Go Camping America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90, H1281 [27FE])

Government: increase use of alternative fuel vehicles (see H.R. 1593, H7381 [3OC])

———value engineering review of Federal contracts (see H.R. 281, H6539 [12SE])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 58, H1139 [21FE])

Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H3624 [23MY])

Hazardous substances: reduce human exposure to lead (see H.R. 2840, H6457 [11SE])

———transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal outside the State of origin (see H.R. 3235, H10544 [19NO])

Health: establish centers to conduct research on contraception and infertility (see H.R. 2651, H6386 [2AU]; H. Con. Res. 166, H6388 [2AU])

———establish standards for certification of laboratories engaged in urine drug testing (see H.R. 33, H2016 [21MR])

———require physicians who perform silicone gel implants to provide certain information to patients (see H.R. 1422, H5818 [24JY])

Health care facilities: criminal penalties for interfering with access (see H.R. 1703, H2135 [10AP])

Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H6540 [12SE])

———inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (see H.R. 3783, H10723 [20NO])

Higher Education Act: advanced placement test fee payment program (see H.R. 3957, H11886 [26NO])

———amend (see H.R. 3553, H7815 [11OC])

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])

Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H3710 [29MY])

———study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])

Homeless Assistance Act: priority allocation of funds to States (see H.R. 3656, H9614 [8NO])

———use of National Guard facilities for shelter (see H.R. 3655, H9614 [8NO])

Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])

House of Representatives: establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H3806 [3JN])

Housing: construction and revitalization of public units (see H.R. 853, H4550 [13JN])

———establish community and economic development programs (see H.R. 1588, H2015 [21MR])

———protect residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corp. (see H.R. 320, H1281 [27FE])

———rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251, H3495 [22MY])

Human rights: recovery of damages from individuals engaging in torture or extrajudicial killing (see H.R. 2092, H6457 [11SE])

Hunger: alleviate conditions (see H.R. 2258, H3806 [3JN])

———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H4550 [13JN])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354, H1473 [7MR])

Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 81, H2603 [30AP])

Immigration: employer sanctions and unfair employment practices relative to certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3366, H6690 [19SE])

———health and military service requirements for the admission and naturalization of certain veterans (see H.R. 2309, H6690 [19SE])

Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H1671 [12MR])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H5210 [26JN])

Investments: deposit insurance for deferred compensation plans of State and local governments and nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 2298, H6386 [2AU])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 156, H6799 [24SE])

Iraq: enforcement of U.N. cease fire resolution, humanitarian assistance to Kurds, and establishment of refugee enclaves (see H. Con. Res. 114, H2812 [7MY])

———humanitarian assistance for displaced persons (see H. Con. Res. 131, H2471 [23AP])

———release portion of frozen assets for UNICEF medical and humanitarian assistance to Iraqi citizens (see H. Con. Res. 168, H6458 [11SE])

Ireland, Northern: U.S. adherence with MacBride Principles relative to business dealings (see H.R. 856, H1081 [20FE])

Irish-American Heritage Month: establish (see H.J. Res. 350, H9144 [4NO])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 260, H3623 [23MY])

Japanese Americans: authorize study of historically significant places (see H.R. 2351, H3148 [15MY])

Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H2953 [9MY])

———disaster relief employment assistance (see H.R. 1365, H2953 [9MY])

Joe DiMaggio Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 235, H2536 [24AP])

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1759 [13MR])

Kuwait: reconstruction contract awards (see H. Res. 18, H1418 [5MR])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H488 [12JA])

Latin America: cooperation with U.S. in science and technology (see H.R. 3215, H6457 [11SE])

Law enforcement officers: authorizing appropriations for additional border patrol personnel (see H.R. 2071, H11891 [26NO])

———educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])

———financial assistance for personnel seeking to advance their professional education (see H.R. 323, H2469 [23AP])

———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6457 [11SE])

———provide the Attorney General the authority to seek civil injunctive relief against police brutality (see H.R. 1821, H5341 [10JY])

———public cooperation with preventing crime and drug abuse (see H.R. 1222, H2262 [16AP])

Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1328, H2953 [9MY])

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 296, H7863 [15OC])

Local government: Federal payments for public needs assistance (see H.R. 3601, H8187 [22OC])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H1079 [20FE])

Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 543, H2686 [1MY])

Marine mammals: examine health of populations and treatment during catastrophic events (see H.R. 3486, H11894 [26NO])

———moratorium on commercial killing of whales and conservation of dolphins and porpoises (see H. Con. Res. 177, H10545 [19NO])

Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2016 [21MR])

Medals: fine for sale or trade of military decorations or medals (see H.R. 3067, H9144 [4NO])

Medicaid: coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H1787 [18MR])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1915 [20MR])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H9614 [8NO])

———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])

Medicare: benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2855, H5745 [23JY])

———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see H.R. 2565, H6602 [16SE])

———deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H2181 [11AP])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2375 [17AP])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H8919 [31OC])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H10269 [14NO])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 156, H1280 [27FE])

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 476, H2902 [8MY])

Middle East: arms control (see H.R. 1343, H2137 [10AP])

———demonstrations of community support for troops in the Persian Gulf (see H.J. Res. 174, H3281 [20MY])

Mining: protection of water resources during coal operations (see H.R. 3052, H7725 [9OC])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H3804 [3JN])

Motor vehicles: mandatory audible reverse warning device implementation (see H.R. 2293, H4187 [7JN])

———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2602 [30AP])

National Accessible Housing Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 326, H9044 [1NO])

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H9393 [5NO])

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272, H10932 [22NO])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 198, H7649 [8OC])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H892 [5FE])

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H5451 [15JY])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 142, H2538 [24AP])

National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H196 [10JA])

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 385, H196 [10JA])

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])

National Collegiate Athletic Association: regulatory activities relative to sports interstate commerce (see H.R. 2157, H2769 [2MY])

National Convenience Store Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 294, H6540 [12SE])

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 232, H2536 [24AP])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H1457 [6MR])

National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H3495 [22MY])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2954 [9MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 228, H3625 [23MY])

National Education First Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197, H2181 [11AP])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H1024 [19FE])

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 133, H1024 [19FE])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H1915 [20MR])

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H2954 [9MY])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1915 [20MR])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 154, H1280 [27FE])

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 30, H782 [29JA])

National Guard: make civilian technicians part of the competitive service (see H.R. 723, H7862 [15OC])

———protections for technicians relative to reductions in pay and furloughs (see H.R. 722, H7862 [15OC])

National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H782 [29JA]; H.R. 1300, H1455 [6MR])

National Hero Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 185, H2471 [23AP])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H1081 [20FE])

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 153, H5433 [11JY])

National Hunting and Fishing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 225, H2374 [17AP])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H1476 [7MR])

National Ice Hockey Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 361, H8920 [31OC])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H7981 [16OC])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 252, H5212 [26JN])

National Labor Relations Act: coverage of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 2223, H6138 [30JY])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H1026 [19FE])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H2399 [22AP])

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 259, H3494 [22MY])

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 238, H7551 [7OC])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H2178 [11AP])

National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H2393 [18AP])

National observances: establish a commission to advise the President (see H.R. 68, H1025 [19FE])

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])

National Park Foundation: design and license an official sponsor for the National Parks symbol (see H.R. 3143, H6879 [25SE])

National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 542, H1474 [7MR]; H.R. 571, H4016 [5JN])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 57, H826 [30JA]; H.J. Res. 72, H1915 [20MR])

National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H6676 [17SE])

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H1787 [18MR])

National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 129, H1787 [18MR])

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 211, H2770 [2MY])

National Pornography Victims Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349, H9044 [1NO])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284, H5979 [29JY])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H1081 [20FE])

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 169, H2109 [9AP])

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3495 [22MY])

National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H7200 [1OC])

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H994 [6FE])

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])

National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1026 [19FE])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H2539 [24AP])

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2181 [11AP])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2471 [23AP])

National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8663 [29OC])

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 103, H1081 [20FE])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 300, H6602 [16SE])

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212, H6458 [11SE])

National Walk For Health and Fitness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 170, H2263 [16AP])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242, H8335 [23OC])

Native Americans: authorize appropriations for Indian reservation roads (see H.R. 2145, H3710 [29MY])

———authorize grants to regulate environmental quality on Indian reservations (see H.R. 2143, H3710 [29MY])

———recognition of and assistance to California tribes (see H.R. 2144, H2601 [30AP])

Natural gas: safety for humans and the environment relative to pipeline transport (see H.R. 977, H2953 [9MY])

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 205, H2399 [22AP])

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H10544 [19NO])

Occupational health and safety: reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H1324 [28FE])

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (see H.R. 3160, H6316 [1AU])

Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs: establish (see H.R. 2780, H5209 [26JN])

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: Federal-State funding ratio for certain formula grants (see H.R. 1707, H3856 [4JN])

OSHA: establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])

Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H8662 [29OC])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H1139 [21FE])

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966, H6457 [11SE])

Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening of debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H6457 [11SE])

Population: funding for international control assistance (see H.R. 1110, H1323 [28FE]; H.R. 1179, H1671 [12MR])

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768, H2188 [15AP])

Postal Service: establish commission to investigate (see H. Res. 194, H5911 [25JY])

———issue stamps commemorating veterans who served during armed conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 182, H10269 [14NO])

———mail delivery standards (see H.R. 676, H1670 [12MR])

———treatment of members of uniformed inspection service as law enforcement officers for retirement purposes (see H.R. 573, H2769 [2MY])

POW: investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for Iraqi war crimes (see H. Res. 42, H2471 [23AP])

Power resources: encourage alternative fuels use and research in transportation sector (see H.R. 2866, H9700 [12NO])

———increase U.S. energy security in environmentally desirable and economically affordable ways (see H.R. 560, H6879 [25SE])

Prisons: availability of drug treatment programs for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 548, H2108 [9AP])

Public Health Service: awarding of contracts to States limiting malpractice liability of physicians providing charity care services (see H.R. 3656, H9614 [8NO])

———establish a Substance Abuse Treatment Corps (see H.R. 2027, H2469 [23AP])

Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H1080 [20FE])

Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H3624 [23MY])

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 316, H3624 [23MY])

Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H1757 [13MR])

Recycled materials: promote research (see H.R. 300, H512 [15JA])

Recycling: automobile components (see H.R. 3369, H8496 [24OC])

———degradable plastics (see H.R. 1318, H6602 [16SE])

———improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 828, H3495 [22MY])

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])

Refuse disposal: prevent lawsuits equating municipal solid waste and sewage sludge with industrial hazardous wastes (see H.R. 3026, H5817 [24JY])

———protect the used oil recycling system and establish used oil management standards (see H.R. 1411, H11891 [26NO])

———reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H5910 [25JY])

———requirements for solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators (see H.R. 3253, H6457 [11SE])

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325, H6799 [24SE])

Research: certification of embryo laboratories (see H.R. 756, H1281 [27FE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see H.R. 1509, H10931 [22NO])

Roads and highways: funding for construction and safety programs (see H.R. 2566, H8102 [17OC])

Rural areas: crime and drug control (see H.R. 2959, H6457 [11SE])

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, H1418 [5MR])

Safety: require Federal, State, and local governments to permit certain emergency response personnel to conduct pre-incident planning activities (see H.R. 1424, H5514 [16JY])

San Gabriel Basin: cleanup of water pollution (see H.R. 3207, H6381 [2AU])

Saudi Arabia: negotiation of commercial treaty with the U.S. relative to continued arms sales (see H.R. 3105, H6540 [12SE])

Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H. Res. 107, H6540 [12SE])

School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 2313, H3035 [14MY])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award a Congressional Gold Medal and produce bronze duplicates for public sale (see H.R. 1296, H1671 [12MR])

Science: promote dissemination of biomedical information and prevent duplication of live animal experiments (see H.R. 1389, H1668 [12MR])

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])

Ships and vessels: equity of revenue availability and regulation of gambling (see H.R. 3282, H7381 [3OC])

———extend coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign flagships (see H.R. 1126, H4867 [20JN])

Social Security: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H6139 [30JY])

———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H990 [6FE])

———coverage of services performed by election officials and workers (see H.R. 1691, H3710 [29MY])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H1023 [19FE])

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H3625 [23MY])

———pay-as-you-go financing (see H.R. 524, H892 [5FE])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6540 [12SE])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H782 [29JA])

South Africa: steel products (see H. Con. Res. 184, H6458 [11SE])

Southeast Asia: grant asylum to nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 1900, H6675 [17SE])

Soviet Union: agricultural export credits to the Republics (see H. Res. 222, H6721 [23SE])

———commend citizens and leaders for democratic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 199, H6455 [11SE]; H. Con. Res. 207, H6720 [23SE])

———equitable distribution of economic assistance to Baltic States (see H.R. 915, H2375 [17AP])

———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1282 [27FE])

Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])

SSI: medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (see H.R. 773, H839 [31JA])

States: regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H6941 [26SE])

———taxation of nonresidents pension income (see H.R. 1531, H5745 [23JY])

Statue of Liberty: designate ``The Most Beautiful Lady in the World'' as the official anthem (see H.R. 2776, H11894 [26NO])

Student aid programs: access for middle income students to Federal programs (see H.R. 2561, H5211 [26JN])

———legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (see H.R. 1285, H1671 [12MR])

Syria: emigration and free travel for Jews (see H. Con. Res. 188, H6603 [16SE])

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H3710 [29MY])

———codifying the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 3273, H11892 [26NO])

———contribution of individual income tax refunds to a trust fund for hunger relief (see H.R. 81, H11894 [26NO])

———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H6675 [17SE])

———deduction for interest on educational loans (see H.R. 747, H2537 [24AP])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see H.R. 1515, H6602 [16SE])

———deductions for contributions to candidates for public office (see H.R. 3062, H6799 [24SE])

———deductions for contributions to education savings accounts (see H.R. 810, H1081 [20FE])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])

———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H713 [28JA])

———employment status relative to Federal procurement and independent contractors (see H.R. 3813, H10543 [19NO])

———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H9043 [1NO])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H2686 [1MY])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H854 [4FE])

———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H3280 [20MY])

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2087 [22MR])

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H1080 [20FE])

———make permanent the exclusion for group legal service plans (see H.R. 187, H6385 [2AU])

———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H2902 [8MY])

———provide exceptions from certain rules for determining contributions in aid of construction (see H.R. 118, H2537 [24AP])

———refundable credits for qualified cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3464, H9581 [7NO])

———repeal certain limitations on the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287, H1455 [6MR])

———standing mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see H.R. 1506, H2783 [6MY])

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H1080 [20FE])

———treatment of deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8, H782 [29JA])

———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H3624 [23MY])

———treatment of first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1022, H1759 [13MR])

———treatment of student employees of seasonal children's camps relative to Social Security (see H.R. 3141, H6457 [11SE])

———volume cap on private activity bonds used to finance high-speed intercity rail facilities (see H.R. 3348, H11892 [26NO])

Telephones: regulate use for making commercial solicitations (see H.R. 1304, H2109 [9AP])

Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 550, H713 [28JA])

Terrorism: prevent and punish terrorist acts (H.R. 731) (see H.R. 769, H1326 [28FE])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H2812 [7MY])

Transportation: development of commercially viable advanced transportation systems and electric passenger vehicles (see H.R. 2944, H6602 [16SE])

———establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see H.R. 1538, H1913 [20MR])

———tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H6940 [26SE])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see H.J. Res. 69, H2109 [9AP])

Ukraine: recognize independence (see H. Con. Res. 212, H11894 [26NO])

Up With People Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 345, H7815 [11OC])

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, H6602 [16SE])

Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H684 [23JA])

———availability of benefits to individuals incarcerated in Federal correctional institutions (see H.R. 1181, H2016 [21MR])

———award Purple Heart to former prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, and the Korean war for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2248, H8662 [29OC])

———bill of rights (see H.R. 3311, H6799 [24SE])

———burial plot allowances (see H.R. 103, H4186 [7JN])

———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H7381 [3OC])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see H.R. 841, H1759 [13MR])

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H8335 [23OC])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2199, H6457 [11SE])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6457 [11SE])

———improve benefits and services for military personnel serving during the Persian Gulf war (see H.R. 908, H1787 [18MR])

———payment of claims (see H.R. 141, H2469 [23AP])

Victims of Crime Act: amend (see H.R. 2354, H3739 [30MY])

Water: desalinization (see H.R. 2817, H5266 [27JN])

Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H1138 [21FE])

———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H1279 [27FE])

———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H1914 [20MR])

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1280 [27FE])

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 230, H6602 [16SE])

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H3623 [23MY])

World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H2538 [24AP])

World War II: encourage award of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada (see H. Con. Res. 236, H10843 [21NO])

———establish in the District of Columbia a memorial to veterans (see H.R. 1624, H4187 [7JN])

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623, H4186 [7JN])

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358, H9494 [6NO])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H9759 [13NO])

Remarks by, on

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2527 [24AP]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3848 [4JN]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H921 [6FE]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H921 [6FE]

Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (H. Res. 51), H921 [6FE]

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H6506 [12SE], H7093 [30SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5739 [23JY]

Drug abuse: establish education and prevention programs relating to youth gangs and runaway youths (H.R. 3259), H7090, H7091 [30SE]

Education: national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, E3108 [23SE]

Federal aid programs: recipients of grants or Federal assistance should purchase U.S.-made products, H6505 [12SE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), E3692 [4NO]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (H.R. 5), H5555 [17JY]

Law enforcement: scholarships and recruitment incentives, E1162 [9AP]

Mass transit: grants to private nonprofit corporations and associations for elderly and handicapped transportation expenses (H.R. 2804), E2397 [27JN]

Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H359 [11JA]

———multinational military action against Iraq, E244 [22JA]

National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), H6468, H6475, H6478, H6501, H6503, H6505 [12SE]

———authorize (H.R. 2967), corrections in engrossment, H6506 [12SE]

———impact of the Social Security earnings test on employed older Americans, H6503 [12SE]

National objectives: economic and social conditions, H5201 [26JN]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6468, H6475, H6478, H6501, H6505 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), corrections in engrossment, H6506 [12SE]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), H6468, H6475, H6478, H6501, H6505 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), corrections in engrossment, H6506 [12SE]

Special order: vacated, H5200 [26JN]

Unemployment: remove certain limitations on members of the Reserves performing services during the Persian Gulf conflict (H.R. 1195), E719 [1MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H639 [22JA], H2104 [9AP], H6719 [23SE], H9143 [4NO]

Special order: granted, H5047 [25JN]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules: Consideration of H.R. 2950, Establishing a National Comprehensive Surface Transportation System, D1291 [22OC]

———Older Americans Act Amendments (H.R. 2967), D1071 [11SE]

Committee on Ways and Means: Use of Social Security Number as a National Identifier, D200 [27FE]

Texts of

H.R. 2804, Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Improvement Act, E2398 [27JN]

Tributes

Warren, Earl, H1831 [19MR]